jpdb beta

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

3

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

2

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

2

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

3

use; utilization; utilisation; application

4

pendulum

2

to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

2

to differ; to vary; to disagree

1

unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

2

paper-thin (difference)

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

breastplate; chest protector; bib

4

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

2

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

spark

1

abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis

1

self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style

5

awesome; incredible

1

detail

1

to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

1

school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

1

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

1

ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with

2

to sell

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

2

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

1

to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

2

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

3

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

5

interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft

1

fierce attack

1

defensive-only

2

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

short; brief

3

to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

1

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

5

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

2

rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)

1

to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

2

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

2